Chen Jiao was reading at home when there was a knock at the door. She opened it to find her mother-in-law there. Chen Jiao was a little surprised. "Mom, you're here. If I had known you were coming, I would have come to pick you up."
Li Guixiang: "I don't need you to pick me up. Where's Junjun?"
"He went to school."
After sitting down, Chen Jiao poured Li Guixiang a glass of water, but Li Guixiang didn't drink it: "Jiaojiao, sit down, Mom has something to tell you."
"good."
After Chen Jiao sat down, Li Guixiang said directly, "Jiaojiao, you are beautiful, have a good personality, and come from a good family. I like you very much. But you can't not have children, can you? You know, we only have Junjun as our child."
Chen Jiao knew she didn't hold much weight in Zhang Jun's heart. But Li Guixiang was Zhang Jun's mother, and Zhang Jun still had to listen to her: "Mother, I really like children."
"Then why don't you have children?"
Chen Jiao didn't say anything.
Li Guixiang never understood why Chen Jiao wanted to marry her son. Her son was good, but with Chen Jiao's family background, what kind of man couldn't she find? In recent years, Chen Jiao hadn't had any children, so Li Guixiang suspected that Chen Jiao married her son because she couldn't have children. "Jiaojiao, I like you very much. But, if you..." Li Guixiang paused and looked at Chen Jiao, "No matter how good you are, our family can't accept you."
"Mom, I'm fine."
"real?"
"Um."
"Then why don't you have children?"
Chen Jiao looked at Li Guixiang and said, "Mother, I really like children."
Li Guixiang frowned: "Are you really okay?"
"If you don't believe me, I can go to the hospital with you to get checked out."
"Then... then Junjun has a problem? Why don't you take him to the hospital to get checked out?"
"He...he's fine too."
"Then why..." Li Guixiang finally understood: "Junjun doesn't want children?"
"He didn't say, and I didn't dare to ask."
"You're his wife, how can you not even ask this? Alright, I understand. When is he coming back?"
Chen Jiao glanced at her watch: "I'll be back in another hour."
"I'll talk to him about it when he gets back."
"Mom, you rest, I'll go cook."
"Um."
As soon as Zhang Jun entered the house after school, he saw Li Guixiang sitting in the living room: "Mom, what brings you here?"
"I've come to see you all."
"Why didn't you tell me? If you had, I would have come to pick you up. Mom, how are my grandparents doing?"
"We're all fine. Jiaojiao has already prepared the meal. Wash your hands and eat."
"good."
After finishing her meal, Chen Jiao went to the kitchen to wash the dishes. Li Guixiang called Zhang Jun into the room: "Jun Jun, what did you promise us when you came here? Do you remember?"
"Remember."
Li Guixiang looked at Zhang Jun and said, "Back then, you promised us you would get married, so we let you come."
"Mother, I'm already married."
Li Guixiang stared at Zhang Jun and said, "Why should we let you get married?"
"I'm afraid I'll be lonely."
Li Guixiang glared at Zhang Jun: "If you don't give me a grandson, I'll have Jiaojiao's father transfer you back."
"Mother, I'm still young."
“Your grandfather, your grandmother, your father, and your mother are not young anymore,” Li Guixiang said, staring at Zhang Jun. “We shouldn’t have let you come in the first place. If we hadn’t let you come, you might have forgotten about Wang Xiaoman long ago.”
Zhang Jun didn't say anything.
"Now, I'm giving you two choices: either give me a grandson, or I'll have your father-in-law transfer you back."
"Mother, I will give you a grandson."
"When?"
"Mother, we can't rush these things."
"Can't rush it? I think you don't want it at all. Alright. You don't need to say anything more. I've figured it out, you'll never forget Wang Xiaoman in this lifetime. I don't ask for anything else. I just want you to give me a grandson. If you give birth, I'll let you stay here. If you don't, I'll have your father-in-law transfer you back. I can't let your grandparents not see their grandson either if I can't see mine."
"Mother, I..."
Zhang Jun had only said two words when Li Guixiang interrupted him: "You don't need to say anything more. I'm just asking you, are you going to give me a grandson, or go home and stay with your grandparents?"
Zhang Jun knew this was his responsibility as a descendant of the Zhang family. His mother, his father, his grandfather, and his grandmother had spoiled him for so many years. "Mother, you will have a grandson."
"Since you put it that way, I'll give you a month. If Jiaojiao's belly still hasn't shown any signs of pregnancy after a month, you can go home and stay with your grandparents."
"Mother, don't be in such a hurry!"
Li Guixiang glared at Zhang Jun: "How can I not be anxious? Your cousin's child is already five years old, and you haven't made a move yet."
"Mother, six months, is six months okay?"
"no."
Five months?
"no."
"Mother, these things can't be rushed. Mother, since I've promised, I will definitely do it."
Li Guixiang thought for a moment and said, "Three months. I can wait for three more months at most."
Zhang Jun knew this was his mother's limit: "Okay. Mother, you can stay here for a few days."
"I don't like this. Fine, I'm here to lay my cards on the table."
"us?"
"Yes. Originally, I thought it was because Jiaojiao couldn't have children. I was even thinking that if Jiaojiao really couldn't have children, no matter how good she was, I would still make you divorce. I didn't expect the problem to be with you. Alright, I've said everything I needed to say. You can handle it yourself. Okay, I'm leaving."
Zhang Jun knew it was his responsibility to carry on the Zhang family line. He had to do it, no matter how unwilling he was. "Mother, why don't you stay here for a few days?"
Li Guixiang stood up from her chair: "I'd rather stay in a guesthouse in the city than stay here with you."
"Mother, if I have a child, you won't live here anymore?"
Li Guixiang choked for a moment: "We'll talk about it later. Okay, I'm leaving."
As soon as Li Guixiang came out of the house, she called Chen Jiao out of the kitchen: "Jiaojiao, I'm going back. If Junjun bullies you, write to me and I'll deal with him."
Chen Jiao wiped her hands: "He's been very good to me. Mother, why don't you stay here for a few days? I happen to have some free time these days, so I'll take you out for a walk."
"No, I have things to do at home. Okay, I'm leaving now."
"Then I'll take you there."
"Okay." Li Guixiang looked at Zhang Jun: "You don't need to see me off. I get angry just looking at you. Jiaojiao, let's go."
"Mother, you've come all this way, how could I not see you off?"
"No need, Jiaojiao, let's go."
Chen Jiao knew that Li Guixiang definitely had something to say: "Okay."
Zhang Jun followed her to the door: "Mom, you really won't let me deliver it?"
"Um."
"Oh well."
As soon as they came out of the house, Li Guixiang took Chen Jiao's hand and said, "Jiaojiao, I told him that if he still doesn't want children, you should ask your father to transfer him back to his hometown. Then his father, his grandparents, and I will talk to him together and see if he can withstand it."
"Thank you, Mother."
Li Guixiang looked at Chen Jiao and said, "You spoil him too much. Let me tell you, you can't spoil a man. The more you spoil him, the more outrageous he becomes."
"Mother, I understand. Mother..."
After Li Guixiang left, Zhang Jun remained the same as before. Chen Jiao wasn't in a hurry either. Chen Jiao thought that if Zhang Jun insisted on not having children, Li Guixiang would definitely send him back to his hometown. If Zhang Jun went back to his hometown, he might forget about Wang Xiaoman.
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